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Tilton family, 1927
Family portrait, with parents and children. Warner B. Tilton (1896-1984) and Anita Gertrude Ricou Tilton (1899-1986) with their four children, Warner Belknap Tilton Jr. (1922-1963), Ransom Ricou Tilton (1924-1995), Charles Norris Tilton (1925-2020), and infant Anita Tilton (1927-2012) in her mother's arms. -
Toley Engebretsen Jr., c. 1980
Toley Alfred Engebretsen Jr. (1928-2023) followed in his charter boat captain father's footsteps and ran the Salerno Shipyard until selling it in 1971. He then worked at Grumman and retired in 1989. -
Tom Allen, c. 1935
Young man, Tom Allen. -
Virginia Forrest with a juvenile eagle, 1965
Virginia Forrest was instrumental in efforts to save the bald eagle, which was an endangered species until 1994. She worked to strengthen Florida laws protecting eagles, and it became the model for a new federal law. She was also involved in historic preservation efforts. In 1976, Florida Audubon Society named her "Bald Eagle Person of the Year," and Martin County set aside January 15, 1976 as "Virginia Forrest Day" in her honor.Tags Environmentalists -
Harold A. Strauss, 1963
Portrait of Harold A. Strauss, who served as the manager of Witham Airfield for 29 years.Tags Supervisors -
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Hangar interior, c. 1960
Interior hangar view of equipment at Witham Field, likely part of the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation facilities. -
Hangar interior, c. 1960
Interior hangar view of equipment and workers at Witham Field, likely part of the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation facilities. -
Wrecked, turned over plane, 1961
Aftermath of heavy wind conditions or small tornado at Witham Field around September 15, 1961. A man stands next to an upside down airplane, a Cessna-172, owned by Matthew Gallagher who was visiting Grumman on a project. -
Wrecked plane, 1961
Aftermath of heavy wind conditions at Witham Field around September 15, 1961. Nose of a small plane pinned against two cars inside a hangar.